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EP 1970589 B1 20110608 - Slave cylinder

Title (en)

Slave cylinder

Title (de)

Nehmerzylinder

Title (fr)

Cylindre récepteur

Publication

EP 1970589 B1 20110608 (DE)

Application

EP 08002920 A 20080218

Priority

DE 102007011778 A 20070312

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1970589A2] Slave cylinder comprises an annular piston (6) having a region which decreases an annular gap (23) between the piston and a housing (2) and/or an annular gap (24) between the piston and a guiding sleeve when a pressure chamber (9) is impinged with pressure. Preferred Features: The piston has a piston body (45) connected to a seal support (7) for holding a seal (8). The seal support is clipped to the piston body.

IPC 8 full level

F16D 25/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F16D 25/083 (2013.01); F16D 2300/08 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1970589 A2 20080917; EP 1970589 A3 20100203; EP 1970589 B1 20110608; AT E512315 T1 20110615; DE 102008009655 A1 20080918

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08002920 A 20080218; AT 08002920 T 20080218; DE 102008009655 A 20080218